Joint Bachelor's program Data Science

What is Data Science?

Data Science is a new engineering discipline and the main driver for innovation in the years to come. Just like computer science emerged as a new discipline from mathematics when computers became available, we now see data science as a new discipline driven by the torrents of data available today. The data scientist will be the engineer of the future and scientific research and innovations will be data driven.

Data is collected about anything at any time, at any place. The ultimate goal is not to collect more data but to turn it into real value. Data can answer questions that have never been asked before. Visualization of data can really help discovering remarkable patterns that were never noticed before.

In this English-taught program you learn to analyze the large amounts of data that today's society operates on.You learn to spot trends for businesses, government agencies or nonprofit organizations.

Besides the technical side, you will also focus on societal issues, such as legal, social, ethical, business, and entrepreneurial issues which relate to Data Science.

You will have courses such as Data Statistics, Programming, Data Mining, Data Science Ethics, Business Analytics, Law and Data Science. See some course descriptions here.

Data Science is a joint bachelor of Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology.

This year the student-for-a-day will take place on November 3, 2017 and March 9, 2018. You can register here.

On November 8th 2017, there was a live Webinar with data science students that also answered questions. You can watch the Webinar here.

Why study Data Science in Eindhoven and Tilburg?

You will be among the first data science graduates in an educational program that is especially designed for data science.

The Data Science program has a strong international focus; you will have a small scale, interdisciplinary program on an internationally hot topic.

Because it is a joint bachelor program you will have lectures in both Eindhoven and Tilburg.

You will be taught by experts in this field; both the Data Science Centers Eindhoven and Tilburg will provide big data experts who will share their knowledge.

Follow Up Master's programs

After completing your Bachelor's degree in Data Science, you can transfer directly to one of the following Master's programs that are part of the cooperation of TU/e and Tilburg University, called the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS):

Data Science promo video

Virtual visit

//I'M DREAMING OF A GREEN SOCIETY ENABLED BY DATA SCIENCE//

Titus Kervezee, Undegraduate student Data Science

"I became interested in the field of data science to future-proof my career but was blown away by what people are already doing with it today. My favorite course so far was an analysis of what people tweet to airlines and how airlines can use these data to enhance their reputation and their customer service. Because the Data Science courses offer a great combination of rigorous analysis and real societal issues I enjoy them even more.

I recently organized a conference about using the innovations from companies and universities to build a sustainable society. I also want to use data science to accelerate the so-called green innovations. In the future, I would like to be a consultant: analyzing and fixing something intensively for a couple of months and then moving on. "